SECTION J FAST ELECTRIC IMPBA OFFICIAL RULE BOOK

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1 SECTION J FAST ELECTRIC IMPBA OFFICIAL RULE BOOK

2 FAST ELECTRIC I - GENERAL... J - 1 Motor, Controllers, Classes and Hulls... J - 1 Battery Specifications... J - 1 Fast Electric Records... J - 2 Racing Rules... J - 2 Safety Procedures and Precautions... J - 3 Protests... J - 3 Race Starts Oval... J - 3 Launch Time... J - 3 Mill Time... J - 4 Approved Courses and Laps... J - 4 Course Layouts... J - 4 II - FAST ELECTRIC CLASSES... J - 5 Catamaran... J - 5 Outboard Tunnel... J - 5 Mono... J - 5 Hydro... J - 5 1/8 Scale FE Unlimited Hydro... J - 5 Sport Hydro... J - 7 Special Stock Classes... J - 8 How To Tech A Paradox... J - 8 Technical Specifications for Special Stock... J - 10 III - FAST ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL REGATTA... J - 12 General... J - 12 Registration and entries... J - 12 Contest Rules... J - 12 Event Formats... J - 12 Heat racing runoffs... J - 13 Classes... J - 13 Scoring... J - 14 Excellence of Performance Trophy... J - 14 President's Cup Trophy... J - 15 Sportsman Award... J - 15 LAST REVISE 2015

3 FAST ELECTRIC I - GENERAL The Fast Electric section of IMPBA is to utilize electric motors and batteries to power model boats. A. Motor, Controllers, Classes and Hulls 1. Motors: Any motor that uses battery supplied electrical current to create mechanical motion. 2. Controllers: Speed controls may be a switched resistive device, mechanically operated switch(s), electronic speed control or any combination of the above that is operated by remote control. a. The use of any kind of voltage multiplier anywhere within the drive circuit is strictly prohibited. 3. Class Definitions, voltage limits and restrictions Class Voltage Limits Allowed Motors(s) Style/Type (Note 1) Number of N 3.7 to 8.46 Any 1 P 11.1 to Any 1 Q 18.5 to Any Any (Note 1) S 25.9 to Any Any (Note 1) T 33.3 to 42.3 Any Any (Note 1) Note 1: Some class(s) may limit number/type of motor. Some class(s) may limit battery type. Hull Length Restrictions Mono/Catamaran OB Tunnel/Hydro Rigger 1/8 Scale Sport Hydro Others N Up to 27" to 60" n/a Up to 27" per rules P Up to 34" to 60" n/a 27 to 34" per rules Q Up to 40" to 60" n/a >34 to 40" per rules S Up to 50" to 60" per rules >40 to 50" per rules T Up to 60" to 60" per rules >48 to 60" per rules 4. Hull Classification No boat shall weigh over 25 pounds ready to run or be more than 60 inches in length. A boat may be run in more than one class by changing batteries / motors to comply with the class requirements. At any event, a boat may run only as a Mono or a Hydro. Further clarification on hull types may be found under Technical Standards, Hull Classifications and within this section where applicable. B. Battery Specifications Batteries may be of any commercial manufacture that is available to the public. These may include: Lithium Polymer or Lithium Ion, etc. type cells. The battery/pack/cell is only recharged by the application of an electric current to the battery using a battery charger specifically designed for the type of cell being used. Any method of recharging or partially recharging a battery/pack/cell by any other means is not allowed. Liquid acid type battery, Fuel Cell or Radioactive batteries are not allowed. A voltmeter will be used to measure the total voltage applied to the input of the speed control(s), un-loaded, with a fully charged pack will constitute technical conformance to a class voltage limit. LAST REVISE 2015 J - 1 Fast Electrics

4 1. A pack is defined as the cell(s) wired in series or parallel or any wiring combination that is used to provide electrical power to the speed control for the purpose of driving the electrical motor(s). a. Only one pack maybe used even if multiple speed controls are used. b. The pack must be made up of only one type of cell chemistry. c. In multiple speed control/motor installations the total pack voltage must be used as the supply input to each speed control. You are not allowed to tap off voltage or switch a packs parallel/series configuration during operation. 2. Contestants are cautioned to keep their wiring as simple as possible to make it easy for a contest director/technical inspector to confirm class conformance. Inspectors may require that batteries and or other components be removed from the model to make a ruling. 3. All batteries will be removable from the model by use of some type of connector arrangement. It is prohibited to hard-wire in the batteries. Hard wiring installations is where electrical connections are physically cut apart or de-soldered to allow removal of the battery. 4. As with any high performance battery, due consideration should be given to the safe handling and charging of batteries. As a responsible user of high performance batteries you will adhere to any of the manufacture recommendations dealing with handling, storage and charging. Some recommendations for the safe handling, storage and charging of batteries are: a. Charging of battery to be done on a non-flammable surface or in a fire containment vessel out of the boat. b. Typical containment vessels may be, but not limited to, fire blanket/pouch, baking dish, firebrick, clay pot or sand. c. The contestant will provide a fire suppressant such as dry sand or a properly rated fire extinguisher. C. Fast Electric Records Records will be allowed for Mono, Hydro, Catamaran, Outboard Tunnel, Rigger, 1/8 Scale and Sport Hydro as per these rules. All Other classes, as listed in the Specialty section of these rules may be eligible to set records if so indicated for a particular class. D. Racing Rules All IMPBA, Procedures, Rules of Competition, Contest & Racing Rules. All racing will run on standard IMPBA race courses unless otherwise specified for a class. In addition to the IMPBA racing rules the following racing rules will also apply to fast electric. 1. During a race start, a boat cannot stop. Doing so will result in a one lap penalty. A boat will be considered as stopped when: a. The boat falls off plane or step allowing the bow to settle into the water. b. Turns upside down for any reason even if it is a self-righting boat. c. A barrel roll, end over end flip or spin is not a stopping infraction unless the boat fails to continue forward motion but may be grounds for a lane infraction. 2. Once the race has started, a boat that stops for any reason will be called as a stopped boat by the contest director and allowed a five count to continue racing. At the contest director s discretion, a stopped boat may immediately be called as a dead boat if warranted. A stopped boat that fails to continue racing after the five count will now be called as a dead boat. A boat that stops three or more times during a heat will be assessed as a dead boat for the heat. When a boat is called as a stopped boat it is also considered to be a dead boat, which must be avoided by other boats on the water. When a stopped boat is capable of resuming the race it must give right of way to other boats on the water as described in the Contest & Racing Rules. LAST REVISE 2015 J - 2 Fast Electrics

5 3. At the end of a race as a boat finishes, one of two methods will be used. Either a cool down lap or park in the middle. The method used will be decided at the drivers meeting before any racing and used for all heats. At the International Regatta the cool down lap method will be used for all US1 classes. a. For the cool down lap, as a boat finishes the race it will continue all the way around to course before coming into shore. Note that all heat race rules must be observed and right of way must be given to boats that are still racing. b. For the park in middle, as a boat finishes the race it will pull into the course infield if it safe to do so, come to a stop and wait for permission to return to shore. As a boat finishes the race and cannot turn into the infield for any reason it will perform a cool down lap. 4. When a boat returns to shore under power it will do so by traveling as parallel to the front shoreline as possible to return to the launch area. A boat that returns to shore in a straight in or near straight in approach is creating a severe safety hazard that will result in a heat disqualification. E. Safety Procedures and Precautions All IMPBA safety procedures will be followed. Under no circumstance may any of the Racing Rules be altered that would affect the safety of an event. All electric models must be handled as if the motor is running. Retrieve boat operators will be reminded that when picking up dead boats to keep themselves clear of the propeller(s) on the model and to keep the propeller(s) clear of any obstructions in the retrieve boat. F. Protests 1. Protests will be handled according to Technical Standards, Part C. 2. R.O.A.R. and or tabbed motors will NOT be allowed for records. 3. At a sanctioned race, R.O.A.R. and or tabbed motors may be inspected but will not be opened. The inspection committee will inspect the motor as best as possible to derive a finding. 4. Template motors will be disassembled by the committee and inspected for conformance to the template design. See Appendix on inspecting a Paradox motor. G. Race Starts - Oval An official IMPBA clock, audiotape or stop watch (starting device) may be used to time the start of a race. The time to the start of a race will consist of two, 30-second consecutive time periods. The total 'clock' time will be 60 seconds and will consist of Launching and Mill time. When an official IMPBA clock is used it may be placed on shore or in the water. When an audio tape or stop watch is used as the starting device, time remaining to the start of race must be announced in 10 second increments from 60 to 20 seconds followed by 1 second increments for 19 to 1 second. At zero, any kind of announcement may be made to indicate the start of the race. Example: 50, 40, 30 (no more launch), 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, race. 1. Launching Time - 60 to 30 seconds This is the launch window time and will last for 30 seconds this is when all boats must start running on the water before this time expires. Failure for a boat to start running in this time period will result in a Did not start. Milling will be by full course mill, observing all heat racing rules. LAST REVISE 2015 J - 3 Fast Electrics

6 2. Mill Time - 29 to 0 seconds The last 30 seconds of time is the mill time where all boats are running on the water. Full course mill will continue observing all heat racing rules to the start of the race. Once clock time has counted down to zero, the race has officially started. As a boat crosses the Start/Finish line it is now eligible to receive points for the heat. Any boat that jumps over the Start/Finish before clock time has expired must complete one lap and recross the Start/Finish line for a legal start. The starting device at zero will either: flash a strobe, sound a horn/whistle, switch to the five minutes of racing time, announce Race, a CD verbal start, or any combination of the above. H. Approved Courses and Laps The 1/3-mile oval and 1/16 straightaway will be the normal race course for fast electric racing. The 1/4-mile oval and 1/5-mile oval may also be used but must be indicated on the sanction request and race flyer. The number of laps run will depend on both class and course size. Use the following chart. Class 1/3 mile 1/4 mile 1/5 mile N, P, Q, S, T 6 laps 8 laps 10 laps I. Course Layouts LAST REVISE 2015 J - 4 Fast Electrics

7 II - FAST ELECTRIC CLASSES A. Catamaran Records and racing will fall into the N, P, Q, S, T classes. 1. Boat Specifications Hull will conform to the catamaran definition covered under technical specifications. B. Outboard Tunnel Records and racing will fall into the N, P, Q, S, T classes. 1. Boat Specifications C. Mono a. Hull will conform to the outboard tunnel definition covered under technical specifications. b. Outboard Hydro (outrigger) or Catamaran hulls are not allowed. c. Boat must be outboard powered with only one motor. d. Outboard tunnel classes shall not lock down motor nor use auxiliary steering. Records will fall into the N, P, Q, S, T classes 1. Boat Specifications D. Hydro Hull will conform to the mono hull definition covered under technical specifications. Records will fall into N, P, Q, S, T classes 1. Boat Specifications Hull will conform to the hydro definition covered under the technical standards. E. Scale FE Unlimited Hydro 1. General Records and racing for this single class will span the S/T voltage specification with the purpose to realistically duplicate the Unlimited style of Hydroplanes. 2. Registration Procedures a. All boats must be registered with the District 1/8 scale Chairman. b. The District Chairman will require the following information in writing: I. Name, address and phone number. II. IMPBA number. III. Unlimited name, year raced, and number. IV. Length and beam of prototype boat and model. V. Prototype designer and boat colors. VI. Must submit a photo of prototype boat. VII. $5.00 initial registration fee and a $3.00 annual renewal fee due by March 1. The registrant will receive a District Chairman approved form verifying current registration. Approved form must be brought to all contests. Purpose of fee-monies will be used for high point district trophy, postage, printing costs, and other expenses incurred. c. Boat must compete at a racing event within one year from registration. LAST REVISE 2015 J - 5 Fast Electrics

8 3. Rules for Optional Scale Judging (Concours) a. Boat must accumulate 50 points in racing to qualify for scale judging. b. Judging points to be separate from racing points. c. All boats are to be judged no closer than 5 feet. d. A picture must be submitted for the scale judging. e. Points as follows: I. 1 to 10 overall scale appearance II. 1 to 10 for detail, engine, cowl, driver, etc. III. 1 to 10 for paint job, markings, etc. IV. 1 to 10 for construction 4. Motor, Boat and Battery Specifications a. All boats to be modeled after Unlimited hydroplanes from past or present. b. All boats to be built to a scale of 1-1/2" to 1'0" (1/8 scale) plus or minus 10% of the beam and 5% of the length c. Boats will look as scale as possible and meet the following requirements for racing and scale judging: I. Cockpit with driver. II. Complete all major lettering and paint schemes. III. Effort must be made to conceal the motor with fake engine or cowling as per prototype boats. d. Hull bottom and running hardware will not be judged or checked. However, hull must not deviate from conventional 3-point hydro (unless prototype was a different design). I. Hull bottom must be scale appearing. II. Belly pants are acceptable to clear motor. III. Secondary front sponson running surfaces are optional. IV. Air traps are optional. e. Only one brushed motor of any type or one brushless motor from the following types, Lehner 22xx series, Neu 15xx series and Plett 370. Any other brushless motor is subject to technical approval. f. Boat shall use same number of propellers as the prototype. g. The drive dog must not extend beyond the transom unless the prototype boat did so. h. No twin rudder assemblies allowed. i. Boats should have the ability to change frequency. 5. Racing Rules a. Normal IMPBA driving rules will be followed. b. Only the registered owner may race his unlimited. c. All boats shall run 3 qualification heats. There shall be no more than 6 boats in a heat. d. At the conclusion of the qualification heats, the top 5 boats, based on point total, shall go into the final. e. To get the 6th boat for the final, the next 6 boats, based on qualification heat points, shall compete in a consolation race with the winner going into the final. In the event that the boats that have a tie are in 5th place, both boats go into the final and the final field of 6 boats is established. f. At the International Regattas only, due to US1 status, Scale boat racing will revert to US1 standard heat racing rules. g. Heat races will be 6 laps in length and will follow standard IMPBA starting procedures. The last boat running rule may be used, except at the International Regatta. LAST REVISE 2015 J - 6 Fast Electrics

9 h. Frequency choice will be made in the point system. If a frequency conflict appears, the boat with higher points will have preference. If the conflicting boat does not wish to change frequency, it will be put into the consolation race and all other boats moved up. i. Main Event and Consolation race points do not count toward the seasonal high point awards. j. Seasonal points accumulated in racing will go to registered owner at time of competition. k. Cutting a buoy on the inside before or during the race shall incur a one-lap penalty. Hitting a buoy on the outside at any time shall incur a 50-point penalty. 6. Records a. Only boats properly registered will be eligible to establish records. b. Only the registered owner may attempt to set a record with the registered Scale Unlimited. F. Sport Hydro 1. General Records and racing will fall into the N, P, Q, S, T classes. 2. Boat Specifications a. Boat must be inboard powered with only one motor. b. Hull must be a three (3)-point full-bodied hydroplane configuration and resemble a limited or unlimited hydroplane design of past or present. These hull types, Outrigger, modified outrigger, tunnel, or canard hulls are not allowed. c. Boat will be painted/colored in the spirit of racing and must include sponsor's name, logo, and/or a racing number affixed to hull. A local, national, or fictitious sponsor name is acceptable. d. Boat must have a driver and/or simulated enclosed cockpit. e. The three riding surfaces of the hull will be considered to be; I. The propeller and will be referred as the rear riding surface. II. The aft, lower most part of the two sponsons, which may or may not be equal distance from the bow of the boat. These two points will be referred to as the forward riding surfaces. f. The forward riding surfaces will be located within 50 and 60 percent forward of the transom for the overall hull length and measured at a 90 degree perpendicular to the hull centre line. g. Picklefork hulls shall not have open areas ahead of the forward riding surfaces totaling more than 25% of the total hull length. No other hull vent(s) are allowed. h. The width of the bottom of the transom must be 65% or more of the width between the forward riding surfaces. On a shovelnose hull that has a tapered transom bottom the 65% rule will apply to the hull bottom at a point three a one half inches forward of the transom. i. Only one strut and rudder is to be used. The maximum strut size is, 9/16 inch wide and 3 inches long. The strut maybe mounted under the hull or to the transom. The strut must be mounted in a fixed position when the boat is running on the water j. All running hardware must be of a suitable size and installed in a manner that does not add to, create another riding surface or add any lift to the hull. All running hardware and installations may not be aggressively oversized for the intended function. k. The stuffing tube will not be considered as a ride/lifting surface but must maintain a cylindrical shape throughout its length. Where the stuffing tube exits the hull a single triangular support as viewed from side will be allowed as long as its primary purpose is to house the stuffing tube and the dimensions don t unreasonably exceed that purpose. l. Transom cutouts, cutups or bottom extensions are not allowed. m. Rear shoes are not allowed. n. Air dams that extend to the rear may be a maximum 1/8 inches wide LAST REVISE 2015 J - 7 Fast Electrics

10 G. Special Stock Classes: These classes are only offered for SAW and /or Ovals time trials. 1. N Stock a. General This specialty class structure to include, Mono, Hydro, Sport Hydro, Catamaran and will be available for SAW and Oval record trials only. b. Boat Specifications 2. N Super Stock I. Boats will conform to N class length and voltage limits. II. Each respective hull type will conform to the definition of that hull design in the technical specifications. III. Boat must be powered by one motor and no paralleling of batteries will be permitted. a. General This specialty class structure to include, Mono, Hydro, Sport Hydro, Catamaran and will be available for SAW and Oval records trials only. b. Boat Specifications I. Boats will conform to N class length and voltage limits. II. Each respective hull type will conform to the definition of that hull design in the technical specifications. III. Boat must be powered by one motor and no paralleling of batteries will be permitted. 3. Motor Specifications a. Motor type for records. I. Stock. Motor must be a R.O.A.R. approved template rebuildable 27t 05, 540 tabbed, 550 Johnson type. Motor may use optional torque ring and/or water cooling. (See How to Tech a Paradox ) II. Motors may also be R.O.A.R. approved Brushless Stock or 17.5 turn motors. (See attached, approved motor list and technical specifications) III. Super Stock. Motor must be a R.O.A.R. approved template rebuildable 19t 05, Motor may use optional torque ring and/or water cooling. (See How to Tech a Paradox ) IV. Motors may also be R.O.A.R. approved Brushless Super Stock or 13.5 turn motors (See motor technical specifications and example list of approved R.O.A.R. stock motors) 4. How to Tech a Paradox a. General Re-printed in part or whole with permission from Trinity. The name PARADOX and CHAMELEON are names of motors used by Trinity, Co. This does not necessarily mean that you have to race these motors by this manufacturer. The PARADOX and CHAMELEON are the first of their type of rebuildable stock template motors. These names are used as templates in describing this type of motor and does not limit the choices of this template motor. For IMPBA this is practically the same as Roar motors but, easier to tech. b. Armature Shaft Check the end of the motor shaft. This is the easiest way to spot check if someone is legal or not. The shaft of the Paradox was designed longer than normal and the extra length lets it stick out of the endbell about an 1/8-inch. This along with the special taper on the end makes LAST REVISE 2015 J - 8 Fast Electrics

11 the armature easy to identify even while it is in the boat. If the guy next to you has a Paradox without this shaft its time for some teching. The shaft length is inches, (70.5mm). ID Tag Another way to check the armature is to look through the holes in the can. The arm has an ID tag epoxied between two of the poles that says EPIC 27. This tag identifies the armature as the one that belongs in an EPIC can and that it has 27 turns of wire. We also used the Midnight 2 Z Speed armature blank that is shaped like no other RC armature in the world. (Chameleon uses 19 turn ID Tag) Wire Rewinding a Paradox stock motor is really not an issue as the armatures are never available in any form other then as they come in the motor. The way the commutator tabs are compression welded will not allow them to be opened without bending them and scratching the commutator. Even if you do get them up and you were to rewind the arm, the tabs do not have enough strength when bent back to make a good electrical contact with the wire. You would have to solder or weld the tabs to get the motor to run at all and this will be visible. The big holes in the endbell will let you sneak a peak at the tabs. The wire diameter is inches or 0.67mm c. Motor Can Bushings Worried about ball bearings? Well, with the Paradox checking is easy without taking the motor apart. We made the shaft hole in the can and endbell extra big so that the bushings are visible. Not only are the holes big enough to see the bushings you can also see that we use the Midnight 2 Recessed Bushings. Timing Because of the flat can design of the Paradox the endbell cannot be rotated in the can. To make sure there is no filing and turning of the endbell we also put a key on it that locks it to the can. Still not sure the timing of the endbell has not been changed? Simply check the 0 degree mark on the bottom of the can, this lines up with a -24 degree mark on the endbell. When both are aligned, the motor is set at 24 degrees. d. Total Disassembly If you checked all of the above but still think something is not legal, just open up the motor. It only takes a minute, and the beauty of it is that it can just as easily be put back together. Unlike sealed stocks that are illegal after opening, if your Paradox is legal you simply put it back together and run it again. Opening the Paradox is quick and easy. An internal locking ring holds the endbell secure in the can. The endbell is held to the ring with 2 screws which when removed allow the endbell to be removed from the motor. Capacitor tabs are supplied under these screws so capacitors do not have to be soldered to the can, which would make teching harder. Once the armature is out of the motor, it can be inspected closer. The simplest way to check it is to simply compare it to another legal Paradox armature. Since they are all machine wound, they all look the same. The commutator is nice and clean around the tabs with no scratches in the silver colored part at the bottom. The wire gauge is easy to measure if there is any doubt. The wire may be measured with a dial caliper where it goes up to the commutator. It should measure inches or 0.67mm diameter. Of course the motor has 27 turns if you ever need to de-wind one. We feel that this really will never be necessary because of the ID tag and the ability to compare the armature easily with a legal sample. If someone is cheating, it will be very visible to the naked eye. LAST REVISE 2015 J - 9 Fast Electrics

12 5. Technical Specifications for Brushless Stock and Super Stock Motors All motors must have original manufacture s logo or name molded into the end bell. R.O.A.R. Stock and Super Stock motors must have a distinguishing feature or mark not easily removed/altered on the stator stack designating the wind number. 05 Size Dimensions Can: Overall maximum diameter is 36.02mm measured at whatever point yields the maximum dimension, excluding solder tabs, screw heads or lead wires. Maximum length is 53.00mm measured from the mounting face of the motor to the furthest most point of the end bell, not including solder tabs, lead wires or original manufacture s logo or name. Motor mounting holes must be on 1.00-inch (25.40mm) centers. Stack/Stator: For Stock and Super Stock brushless motors: The stator construction must be continuous laminations having the same overall shape, one after the other without anything in between. The laminations must be of one homogeneous material without cut-outs, holes or hollow sections other than the slots for the round copper coil wires and three slots for the screws used to hold the entire can together. The overall stator length parallel to the motor shaft shall be a maximum 21.0mm. The thickness of the laminations shall be 0.35mm +/- 0.05mm. A go-nogo gauge mm /-0.005mm diameter shall pass into the stator, clearing the stator plus its windings and the collection ring at the end of the stator. Winding: R.O.A.R. Stock Motor: Only three slot Y wound stators are permitted. No Delta wound or slotless stators are allowed. Only circular (round) pure copper magnet wire permitted. The three slot stator must be wound with 17.5 turns of 2 strands of a maximum diameter of 20AWG or.813mm per slot R.O.A.R. Super Stock Motor: Only three slot Y wound stators are permitted. No Delta wound or slot less stators are allowed. Only circular (round) pure copper magnet wire permitted. The three slot stator must be wound with 13.5 turns of 2 strands of a maximum diameter of 21AWG or.724mm per slot. Rotor: R.O.A.R. Stock and Super Stock Motors: External shaft diameter must be inches (3.175mm). Only one-piece two-pole Neodymium sintered, or ferrite (Ceramic) magnetic rotors are permitted. The magnet length shall be 25.00mm +/- 1.00mm not including nonmagnetic balancing material. The magnet outside diameter shall be a maximum of 12.51mm, no tolerance, for the entire length of the magnet. The shaft outside diameter shall be 7.25mm +/ mm for the entire length of the magnet. This dimension must be measurable without destroying the rotor. Motor Cooling: Water cooling of motors is permitted. Cooling coil or jacket must be made from a non-ferrous material and must not in any way interfere with technical inspection. Motor Technical inspections: All tabbed motors will be subject to technical inspection. Motors will be inspected by the IMPBA technical chairman or a person so designated by the IMPBA technical chairman and approved by the IMPBA board to perform this task. If necessary a tabbed motor that is sent for inspection will be performed by means of a destructive tear down. Under no circumstances will the owner of the motor be reimbursed for the cost of the motor. A tabbed motor must be sent for inspection before any record may be set. As an option to the technical inspection process above, a contest director may purchase a new, in the package motor for the contestant at any local hobby shop and provide (at cost) to the contestant. Such a motor will be impounded at the end of each run and may only be used at that event. LAST REVISE 2015 J - 10 Fast Electrics

13 R.O.A.R. Approved Stock and Super Stock Brushless Motors Stock Associated LRP Vector X11 Stockspec 17.5T Stock Hacker Brushless USA Hacker E T Stock Losi Losi Xcelorin 17.5 LOSAB9406 Stock Novak Novak 3417SS 17.5 Pro Stock Orion Orion Vortex 2008 Stock 17.5 Stock Schumacher USA Speed Passion SPF175 Ultra Sportsman Stock Stock Tekin Tekin Reline 17.5T Type-S P/N 2251 Stock Trinity Trinity TRI T (red timing plate) Super Stock Hacker Brushless USA Hacker E T Super Stock Losi Losi Xcelorin 13.5 LOSAB9405 Super Stock LRP LRP Vector X11 Stockspec 13.5T Super Stock Novak Novak 3413SS 13.5 Pro Super Stock Orion Orion Vortex 2008 Stock 13.5 P/N ORI Rotor without fan Super Stock Schumacher USA Speed Passion SPF135 Ultra Sportsman Stock Super Stock Tekin Tekin Redline 13.5 Type S P/N TT2252 Super Stock Trinity Trinity TRI T (blue timing plate) LAST REVISE 2015 J - 11 Fast Electrics

14 III - FAST ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL REGATTA A. General The IMPBA Fast Electric International Regatta is to be held annually during June, July, August, September or October and awarded on a rotational basis from bids submitted to the National Fast Electric Director, and approved by the IMPBA Board of Directors. Local clubs will provide Survey documents of the race site as prescribed under section K, Technical Standards, Approved Courses. No IMPBA fast electric sanctions will be granted the weekend prior to, or the weekend of the Fast Electric International Regatta, within a 500-mile radius of the host site. The Fast Electric International Regatta is typically a weeklong event that will require a minimum of 5 boats presented for racing to be eligible for US1 status. Depending on the number of entries the entire US1 event will take 3 to 4 days. Clubs submitting bids are advised to allow enough time to run the entire event. The IMPBA International Regatta shall consist of the National Fast Electric Championships (US1) or National Champion depending on format used, using one of the three formats listed below. Optional special events may be run after the completion of all US1 events. B. Registration and entries A contestant may enter as many classes as desired but is only allowed 1 boat per class. No backup boats are allowed. Contestants will pre-select two US1 class boats before any of the events start. C. Contest Rules All IMPBA contest and racing rules will be applied except as described within this text. For this event, all heat racing laps must be completed. For special events, the last boat-running rule may be used. D. Event Formats Refer to setting records under Section G but note that, a total of six minutes for each of the Oval and SAW will be given to each contestant to set times. You must complete a timed run to gather points. Ovals and SAW s are allowed two attempts. Any retrieval that is beyond the limit set by the host club will forfeit any remaining attempts. The order of running will be by class. For Format 1, contestants within each class will run in random order. For Format 2, within each class, the first place heat racing winner will be given a choice of running the qualified boats in sequential order from top to bottom or bottom to top. 1. Format 1 US1 Status All US1 boats will run straightaway (SAW) trophy trails followed by Oval trophy trails and then 5 rounds of heat racing. After all US1 classes have completed, run offs will be run to resolve any heat racing ties. 2. Format 2 US1 Status All US1 boats run 5 rounds of heat racing. After all US1 classes have completed, run offs will be run to resolve any heat racing ties. The top five or 20% (whichever is larger) in each US1 class will now run Oval trophy trials followed by straightaway (SAW) trophy trials. 3. Format 3 National Champion Status All US1 boats run 4 rounds of heat racing. After all US1 classes have completed, run offs will be run to resolve any heat racing ties for the top 6 boats. The top 6 boats will now run 3 championship rounds. Note that during the championship rounds, all 6 boats within a class must run together. Choice of frequency will start from the first place heat racing finisher, down. Any boat that does not change frequency due to a conflict will be a did not start during the championship rounds. LAST REVISE 2015 J - 12 Fast Electrics

15 E. Heat racing runoffs When a position tie occurs within a class, all boats tied for a position will be run off together using a standard start and heat racing rules. The point system will be used to determine finial placement. The following example is used to illustrate: Consider that six boats within a class are all tied for first place, highly unlikely, but it is possible. Assume that during the run off the following things happen. During the mill time; Boat A cuts a buoy but continues and later cuts another buoy and still finishes in first, Boat B finishes second with a clean run; Boat C hits a buoy and is called a dead boat, Boat D incurs a lap penalty but is able to make it up and finishes third, Boat E is disqualified when the dead boat is hit and Boat F failed to start. Boat Finish Position Buoy cuts Points total A B C Did not finish D E Disqualified 0 0 F Did not start 0 0 Well it sounds like the run off is finished, however ties still exist that will have to be runoff. With the above example, only Boat D has locked in third place. Boats A and B must now be runoff to determine first and second place. Boats C, E and F are tied but due the DQ, Boat E would move into sixth place and Boats C and F would have to runoff for fourth and fifth place. Also, due to the dead boat disqualification on Boat E the contest director would have to look back in the heat sheets to see if Boat E had hit any other dead boats during heat racing and if so, Boat E would be disqualified from that class, losing all points and place position, this would also mean that all boats below sixth would move up in place position. The contest director will use due discretion and allow sufficient time before this class runoffs occur again. F. Classes A total of 21 US1 classes will be scheduled to run: N, P, Q, S, T, Mono, Hydro, Catamaran, Outboard Tunnel and S/T 1/8 Scale. It is recommended that classes for heat racing be split up over a number of days. The day a class runs and the order of running will be determined by the host club. As an example, for Format #2: Day #1 -- heat racing for, N Mono, Q Mono, T Mono, N Hydro, Q Hydro, T Hydro, N, Q, T Catamaran, N Outboard Tunnel, Q Outboard Tunnel and T Outboard Tunnel. Day #2 -- heat racing for, P Mono, S Mono, P Hydro, S Hydro, P Catamaran, S Catamaran, P Outboard Tunnel, S Outboard Tunnel and S/T 1/8 Scale. Day #3 -- trophy trails for Oval and then SAW. Day #4 -- special events. Format #1 example: Day #1 possibly going to day #2, would be trophy trials for SAW, followed by Oval. Then the next day, the first selected set of heat racing classes, and the next day the second selected set of heat racing classes. Then the special events classes would occur on day 4 or 5. Format #3 example: Day # 1 and 2 would be the same as format #2. Day #3 would be the championship rounds from day #1 qualified boats followed by day #2 qualified boats, or you could split this over two days if desired. Then the special events classes would occur on day 4 or 5. LAST REVISE 2015 J - 13 Fast Electrics

16 G. Scoring For all three formats, heat-racing points are awarded as per the Olympic scoring method and then doubled. Example the first place boat would receive 400 points, which would be doubled to 800 points then the second place boat would receive 300, again doubled to 600 points. This continues through to 9th place. In formats 1 & 2, trophy trails, Olympic points are awarded based on fastest time. Note, a boat failing to make a valid run in Oval or SAW will receive zero points for that event only. If a boat finishes first in all three events it would be awarded 1200 points, 800 for heat racing then 400 for Oval and 400 for SAW. For format 3, Olympic points are awarded based on finishing position for each of the championship rounds. If a boat finishes first in all four events it would be awarded 2000 points, 800 for heat racing then 400 for each of the three championship rounds. In the event of a tie at the completion of competition within a class, the class winner will be determined by reverting to the heat racing first place finisher. H. Excellence of performance Trophy The Excellence of Performance Trophy is IMPBA s highest honor, and is based on a contestant highest scoring US1 pre-selected boat when format 1 or format 2 is used for the event. In order to reward classes with the largest number of competitors, a weighing system is used. The calculation of this weighing system is based on boats presented for racing, not boats entered. The number of boats presented for racing is totaled for EACH class to determine the largest class (designated the scratch class). Note that it is possible to have two or more scratch classes when the same number of boats have been presented for racing within the class. The scratch class(s) contestants receive 100% of the points gained in the heat racing and timed events. Each additional class has the following formula applied to determine the value of points earned. First determine the raw percentage by: class number of boats divided by the scratch class times 100. Example: N Mono 48 boats 100% (scratch class) P Hydro 36 boats divided by 48 times 100 equals 75% S OB tunnel 12 boats divided by 48 times 100 equals 25% After the Raw Percentage is determined, a factor is applied to weight the class. This is accomplished by subtracting the class value from 100%, 70% of that is added to the Raw Percentage. Example: N Mono 100% P Hydro 100% - 75% = 25% * 70% = 17.5% + 75% = 92.5% S OB tunnel 100% - 25% = 75% * 70% = 52.5% + 25% = 77.5% In no instance may the final handicap percentage exceed 100%. The total points earned in Heat Racing, Timed Oval & Straightaway Trophy Trials are totaled and applied to the handicap. Example: Total Points Earned N Mono 1000 X 100% = 1000 P Hydro 1200 X 92.5% = 1110 S OB tunnel 1600 X 77.5% = 1240 LAST REVISE 2015 J - 14 Fast Electrics

17 The total points earned toward the Excellence of Performance Trophy in this example would have been sufficient for S OB tunnel to win assuming this is one of the contestant s pre-selected boats. In the event of a tie score between contestants at the conclusion of all US1 events, that tie will be broken to determine the Excellence of Performance winner by referring back to the contestant with the highest placing (first, second, third, etc.) in US1 Heat Racing. If a tie score still exists, the contestant with the most number of boats in his/her class being scored for this award will be judged the winner. If a tie score still exits, the contestant with the fastest SAW time will be judged the winner. I. President's Cup Trophy Best single performance of 2 boats in heat racing only. In the event of a tie score between contestants, the contestant competing against the most number of boats, using the contestant's two pre-chosen classes will be determined the winner. If a tie score still exists, the contestant with the most wins (first places) in the two pre-selected classes will be judged the winner. If a tie still exists, the contest with the fastest SAW time from the two pre-selected classes will be judged the winner. J. Sportsman Award The Sportsman Award is an award for outstanding sportsmanship and service to the organization. The award will be voted on and presented at the Fast Electric International Regatta each year. The members present at the event will do the voting. LAST REVISE 2015 J - 15 Fast Electrics